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We Know These Are Difficult Times So We Thought We Would Create Something to Keep You Occupied Activity Pack We know these are difficult times so we thought we would create something to keep you occupied. We hope it helps. Page 2 Quiz Page 3 Jokes Page 4 Word search and drawing challenge Page 5 Maths quiz and Poetry Page 6 Maze and word wheel Page 7 Read: Fifteen by Leslie Monsour and Caption competition Page 8 Create a picture Page 9 Colour Page 10 and 11 Name the album and the artist quiz Page 12 Quiz answers Page 13 Maths quiz answers and maze solution Page 14 and 15 Name the album and the artist quiz answers 1 Quiz Finish the saying O’ ye of little __________ They were so happy, they were on cloud_____________ One small step for__________ You have over-egged the _________ Questions Lake Toba, the world's largest volcanic lake, is in which country? With a net worth of more than 20 billion US dollars, Liliane Bettencourt was one of the wealthiest women in the world. Which family business did she have a controlling stake in? The following is a quote from which famous 1898 novel?"....slain, after all man's devices had failed, by the the humblest things that God, in his wisdom, has put upon this Earth." Which country has won a record 25 gold medals at the Baseball World Cup? How many can you get? Name all the Harry Palmer films Name the three youngest formula 1 world drivers champions Robert Prosinecki is the only player to have scored goals at the FIFa World Cup for two different countries. Can you name them? 2 Jokes I had to fire the guy I hired to mow my lawn. He just didn’t cut it. Why can’t a nose be 12 inches? Then it would be a foot. What did the surgeon say to the patient who insisted on closing his own incision? Suture self. Why did the dad joke cross the road? To get to the other sigh. My favourite old coat is falling apart and now I'm going to have to throw it out or sew it's seams.... 3 Drawing Challenge Draw: • Something with dots • Something in motion • A recipe It’s up to you what you draw with these challenges, it can mean something different for you than it might be for someone else. Use different forms if you have them paint, pencils, felt tips, chalk, crayons. These can be helpful to layer up and bring texture if they suit your drawing. 4 Maths quiz 32930 + 596826 = 8492 – 99 = What is 9/11 as a decimal? Solve 3t + 2 = 5t – 4 Poetry Make the following into a poem; Together…. Apart…. Together…. 5 Maze Word Wheel How many words can you make with the letters from the word wheel? Each word must use the letter in the centre of the wheel. 6 Read: Fifteen by Leslie Monsour The boys who fled my father's house in fear Of what his wrath would cost them if he found Them nibbling slowly at his daughter's ear, Would vanish out the back without a sound, And glide just like the shadow of a crow, To wait beside the elm tree in the snow. Something quite deadly rumbled in his voice. He sniffed the air as if he knew the scent Of teenage boys, and asked, "What was that noise?" Then I'd pretend to not know what he meant, Stand mutely by, my heart immense with dread, As Father set the traps and went to bed. Caption competition Come up with a caption for the following image, the funnier the better! 7 Create a picture 8 Colour 9 Name the album and the artist Quiz 10 11 Quiz Answers Finish the saying O’ ye of little __faith________ They were so happy, they were on cloud____nine_________ One small step for___man_______ You have over-egged the ___pudding______ Questions Lake Toba, the world's largest volcanic lake, is in which country? Indonesia With a net worth of more than 20 billion US dollars, Liliane Bettencourt was one of the wealthiest women in the world. Which family business did she have a controlling stake in? L’Oreal The following is a quote from which famous 1898 novel?"....slain, after all man's devices had failed, by the the humblest things that God, in his wisdom, has put upon this Earth." War of the Worlds Which country has won a record 25 gold medals at the Baseball World Cup? Cuba How many can you get? Name all the Harry Palmer films The Ipcress file, funeral in Berlin, Billion Dollar Brain, Bullet to Beijing, Midnight in St Petersburg Name the three youngest formula 1 world drivers champions Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso. Robert Prosinecki is the only player to have scored goals at the FIFa World Cup for two different countries. Can you name them? Yugoslavia and Croatia 12 Maths quiz answers 32930 + 596826 = 629,756 8492 – 99 = 8,393 What is 9/11 as a decimal? 0.81 recurring Solve 3t + 2 = 5t – 4 t = 3 Maze solution 13 Name the album and the artist answers Blondie, Parallel Lines Stevie Wonder, Innervisions Stone Roses, The Stone Roses 14 Joy Division, Unknown Pleasures Duran Duran, Rio The Beatles, The Beatles Oasis, Definitely Maybe 15 .
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